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"I’m never under the assumption that you draft for need. You draft the best available football player on the board. ... Because, in the long run, they are the ones who will help you win the most games." - Scot McCloughan

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Done. I will say that if God already knows who will be the next POTUS, should we even bother to vote? What does it say if one candidate gets elected over the other? Are we being damned if Romney/Obama are elected or are we being blessed? Will those who vote Bible be disappointed if who they voted Bible for doesn't win? And if so, are they going to blame *God*? So many questions.

Cappster wrote:I will say that if God already knows who will be the next POTUS, should we even bother to vote? What does it say if one candidate gets elected over the other? Are we being damned if Romney/Obama are elected or are we being blessed?

Cappster wrote:I will say that if God already knows who will be the next POTUS, should we even bother to vote? What does it say if one candidate gets elected over the other? Are we being damned if Romney/Obama are elected or are we being blessed?

Why is it either/or? Those aren't mutually exclusive choices.

My point was pertaining to how an individual may see the victory or defeat of either candidate. And that brings me to another point in that there are church goers who believe in this thing called the "Rapture" and that all nations would fall under this entity known as the anti-christ. Well, if Heaven isn't far away and the fall of the US is dependent on putting in motion a one way trip to paradise, wouldn't a person want to vote for the one who they feel like will bring down the country? So if a Bible thumper believes that Obama is bad for the country, why wouldn't they vote for him to help fulfill Biblical prophecy?

I would think, being a false prophet, the anti-Christ would fool people into thinking he was doing God's work. Therefore they would vote for him thinking they were doing good, while actually fulling said prophecy.

Deadskins wrote:I would think, being a false prophet, the anti-Christ would fool people into thinking he was doing God's work. Therefore they would vote for him thinking they were doing good, while actually fulling said prophecy.

The anti-christ, if I am not mistaken, is supposed to rise when all of the nations are in peril and need a savior. If this is the case and those already saved would evaporate into thin air and ascend to heaven, why wouldn't someone want to help make that happen? Of course, someone like me doesn't believe in prophecy so I vote on the issues and not on party lines. And being non-religious, I can objectively look at the issues without referring to ancient text to influence my decisions.